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“Sociologist at Large” – what exactly is that? Being “at large” generally refers to roving, or not being fixed in one spot. In my case, “at large” refers to being a public scholar out exploring the world – an embedded public sociologist. Here’s how I conceptualize it: Embedded Public Sociologist

Hello! My name is Dr. Chauntelle Tibbals, Sociologist at Large. Sociology is the study of humans interacting in and with society, so basically what I do is try to make sense of patterns and processes I see occurring in social behavior. I look at how those patterns and processes impact

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Back in August, I was contacted by writer Evelyn Jones from Dagens Nyheter — “Sweden’s biggest daily morning newspaper,” according to Jones. Jones was working on “a series of articles about sex and pornography in the future… focusing both on technical advances, changed attitudes and how time will change our sexual

I recently weighed in at Bustle.com about something interesting — polyamory. Polyamory can be as complicated as any other form of romantic expression, monogamy included — and it can also be just as simple. Polyamory is the practice of being in a sexual and/or romantic relationship with more than one

Wayyy back in July, I corresponded with an author at Fatherly.com about what “women crave more of in the bedroom.” (yeah, I thought the query was phrased in a fairly limited and odd way, too) I don’t know whatever happened to the commentary — perhaps it’s because I maybe pointed out

I was recently a guest on Sunny Megatron’s “American Sex” podcast — pretty darn cool! In addition to having one of the most epic names on earth (which is an accolade in of itself IMO), Megatron and co-host Ken Melvoin-Berg deep-dive into “American Sex” guests’ experiences with sexuality, gender, and identity. Some